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      • September 1999 (Revised February 2004)
      • Case

      WebSpective Software, Inc. (A)

      By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III, John T. Gourville and Sun Ming Wong
      Describes the situation at WebSpective, a software company that develops products to help companies manage the network of servers that support their Websites. Describes the use of "concept engineering" tools to interview customers, determine their needs and the... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Communication Intention and Meaning; Product Development; Product Marketing; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Customer Satisfaction; Marketing Strategy; Information Technology Industry
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      Roberts, Michael J., Joseph B. Lassiter III, John T. Gourville, and Sun Ming Wong. "WebSpective Software, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 800-136, September 1999. (Revised February 2004.)
      • August 1999 (Revised May 2000)
      • Case

      E Ink

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and Susan Archambault
      E Ink is a high-technology start-up attempting to revolutionize print communication through electronic ink displays. The founders and top managers of this two-year-old firm are striving to translate a technological breakthrough into a working prototype, move from... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Organizational Structure; Commercialization; Technology; Information Technology Industry
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and Susan Archambault. "E Ink." Harvard Business School Case 800-143, August 1999. (Revised May 2000.)
      • June 1999
      • Supplement

      Compaq Computer: Focus Groups 1 & 2, Video Transcript

      By: David E. Bell
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Computer Industry
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      Bell, David E. "Compaq Computer: Focus Groups 1 & 2, Video Transcript." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 599-122, June 1999.
      • May 1999 (Revised March 2001)
      • Case

      Marshall Industries

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
      Confounding predictions that the Internet would "disintermediate" commerce, making "middle man" companies all but obsolete, Marshall Industries, a leading electronics distributor, used the Internet and digital technologies to reinvent itself. Marshall continued to sell... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Supply Chain; Emerging Markets; Customer Focus and Relationships; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Cathy Olofson. "Marshall Industries." Harvard Business School Case 899-239, May 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
      • April 1999 (Revised October 2001)
      • Case

      Motive Communications

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Marco Iansiti, Myra M. Hart, William W Chan and Find Findsen
      The founders of Motive Communications, Inc., a recent start-up dedicated to reinventing the support chain involved in the delivery of information technology support services, put in place a development process hinged on extensive customer feedback. As part of this, a... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Customer Relationship Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Information Technology Industry
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., Marco Iansiti, Myra M. Hart, William W Chan, and Find Findsen. "Motive Communications." Harvard Business School Case 699-157, April 1999. (Revised October 2001.)
      • March 1999 (Revised January 2000)
      • Background Note

      Interactive Technologies and Relationship Marketing Strategies

      By: Youngme E. Moon
      Outlines the role of interactive technologies in the development of relationship marketing strategies. View Details
      Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Customer Relationship Management; Technology
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      Moon, Youngme E. "Interactive Technologies and Relationship Marketing Strategies." Harvard Business School Background Note 599-101, March 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
      • March 1999 (Revised January 2005)
      • Case

      Newell Company: Corporate Strategy

      By: Cynthia A. Montgomery and Elizabeth Gordon
      In 1998, Newell Co., a manufacturer of low-tech, high-volume consumer goods, acquired Calphalon Corp., a high-end cookware company, and Rubbermaid, a $2 billion manufacturer of consumer and commercial plastic products. The case focuses on Newell's strategy and its... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Consumer Products Industry
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      Montgomery, Cynthia A., and Elizabeth Gordon. "Newell Company: Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 799-139, March 1999. (Revised January 2005.)
      • March 1999
      • Case

      Australia's Telstra Corporation (A): Going Public

      By: W. Earl Sasser, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
      Frank Blount is named CEO of Telstra, Australia's state-owned telecommunications giant. In preparation for its 1997 IPO, he must reorganize the company from an inefficient public entity into a lean, customer-driven organization. View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Initial Public Offering; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Customer Focus and Relationships; State Ownership; Performance Effectiveness; Privatization; Telecommunications Industry; Australia
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      Sasser, W. Earl, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Australia's Telstra Corporation (A): Going Public." Harvard Business School Case 899-209, March 1999.
      • March 1999 (Revised June 2004)
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      United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Campfire Program in Zimbabwe

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jay Sinha
      Raises the issue of customer definition in economic development. Because of the multiple stakeholders and their varying interests, understanding where and how value is created is critical to understanding the customer. View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Development Economics; Marketing Strategy; Programs; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Value Creation; Zimbabwe; United States
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jay Sinha. "United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Campfire Program in Zimbabwe." Harvard Business School Case 599-090, March 1999. (Revised June 2004.)
      • March 1999
      • Article

      Practices for Managing Information Flows Within Organizations

      By: Joel Demski, Tracy Lewis, Dennis Yao and Huseyin Yildirim
      Firm organization determines how coworkers communicate and how information flows within the firm. Banking, accounting, consulting, and legal firms process proprietary information which their clients wish to protect. The firm's ability to safeguard and manage... View Details
      Keywords: Information Management; Management Practices and Processes; Safety; Governance Controls; Customer Focus and Relationships
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      Demski, Joel, Tracy Lewis, Dennis Yao, and Huseyin Yildirim. "Practices for Managing Information Flows Within Organizations." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 15, no. 1 (March 1999): 107–131. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
      • February 1999 (Revised June 2000)
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      Alexander Bandelli (A)

      By: Thomas J. DeLong and Catherine M. Conneely
      Alexander Bandelli has the opportunity to redefine the way real estate business is done in the Northeast region. He has just joined Ronsini and Fitch and has been asked by senior management to move to a client focus rather than the older, traditional transaction focus.... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Management Teams; Real Estate Industry; Northeastern United States
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      DeLong, Thomas J., and Catherine M. Conneely. "Alexander Bandelli (A)." Harvard Business School Case 899-146, February 1999. (Revised June 2000.)
      • February 1999
      • Case

      Lifeline Systems, Inc. (B)

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Marilyn Matis
      In 1997, Lifeline Systems continues to grow its service business to $32 million, 56% of the company's total revenues. More local hospital Lifeline programs turn over their monitoring service to Lifeline Central, expanding the company's subscriber base by 30%. The... View Details
      Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Information Technology; Expansion; Cost Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Change; Customer Relationship Management; Service Operations; Age; Investment; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Cambridge; Boston
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Marilyn Matis. "Lifeline Systems, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 699-038, February 1999.
      • January 1999
      • Case

      State Street Corporation: Leading with Information Technology (B)

      By: Stephen P. Bradley and Kelley Porter
      With Multi-currency HORIZON, a real-time multi-currency accounting system that replaced the traditional batch-oriented single-currency accounting system, successfully launched, State Street Corp. (State Street) began to focus on growing the scope of its business... View Details
      Keywords: Accounting; Trends; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Value Creation; Financial Services Industry
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      Bradley, Stephen P., and Kelley Porter. "State Street Corporation: Leading with Information Technology (B)." Harvard Business School Case 799-034, January 1999.
      • November 1998
      • Article

      Measuring and Managing the Benefits of Customer Retention: An Empirical Investigation

      By: N. Narayandas
      Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Management; Customer Focus and Relationships
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      Narayandas, N. "Measuring and Managing the Benefits of Customer Retention: An Empirical Investigation." Journal of Service Research 1, no. 2 (November 1998).
      • April 1998
      • Teaching Note

      Managing Customers for Profits (TN)

      By: Das Narayandas
      Teaching Note for (8249) and (8257). View Details
      Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Profit; Customer Relationship Management
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      Narayandas, Das. "Managing Customers for Profits (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 598-072, April 1998.
      • April 1998
      • Case

      Compaq, 1998

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Matt Verlinden
      In 1997, Compaq Computer Corp. had become a $25 billion powerhouse. It had accomplished its revenue growth projections, successfully made a number of strategic acquisitions, and increased its gross margins, principally by moving up market into servers, workstations,... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Transformation; Customer Relationship Management; Profit; Revenue; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Distribution Channels; Alliances; Customization and Personalization; Computer Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C., and Matt Verlinden. "Compaq, 1998." Harvard Business School Case 698-094, April 1998.
      • April 1998 (Revised February 2001)
      • Case

      CBS Evening News

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
      The CBS Evening News looks for options for growth of the franchise. This case discusses CBS's main competitors and their positioning in the evening news market, as well as the history and operations of the CBS Evening News. View Details
      Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Competition; Business Growth and Maturation; Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., Dickson Louie, Michelle Toth, and Carrie Ardito. "CBS Evening News." Harvard Business School Case 898-086, April 1998. (Revised February 2001.)
      • January 1998
      • Case

      Frontgate Catalog

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
      Frontgate is a high-end, Lebanon, Ohio-based catalog business. The decision makers are trying to determine how much financial and personnel resources to invest in the development of a Web site. The decision is being made in light of branding issues and competitor's Web... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Competition; Internet and the Web; Brands and Branding; Retail Industry; Ohio
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Carrie Ardito. "Frontgate Catalog." Harvard Business School Case 898-080, January 1998.
      • January 1998
      • Case

      Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corporation (B)

      By: H. Kent Bowen, Massimo Russo and Steven J. Spear
      Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corp. (CSSC), a 50-year-old spring manufacturing and metal stamping firm, is experiencing slow sales growth and feeling the impact of global competition. The company has over 800 customers but little understanding of those customers'... View Details
      Keywords: Globalization; Competency and Skills; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Production; Customer Relationship Management; Quality; Training; Performance Efficiency; Cost Management; Sales; System
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      Bowen, H. Kent, Massimo Russo, and Steven J. Spear. "Connecticut Spring and Stamping Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Case 698-038, January 1998.
      • October 1997 (Revised July 1999)
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      Best Buy

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Balaji Chakravarthy
      Documents the evolution of Best Buy, an electronics retailer, from its founding in 1966 to its very successful "Concept 2" strategy in 1996, boosting its sales ($7.2 billion) past industry #1 Circuit City. Its CEO Richard Schulze offers a new vision (Concept 3) to... View Details
      Keywords: History; Business Model; Competitive Strategy; Adaptation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customization and Personalization; Retail Industry
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Balaji Chakravarthy. "Best Buy." Harvard Business School Case 598-016, October 1997. (Revised July 1999.)
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